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Futile Devices

V4, Boulder,  Avg: 2.5 from 2 votes
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Arizona > Southern Arizona > Mt Lemmon (Sant… > Mt Lemmon (Cata… > 5 - Windy Ridge > Lizard Boulders

Description

Start matched on nice jug. Powerful move up to lip, then to arete on the right. Move through slopers and bad feet to topout left. Excellent start, awkward topout (a more direct topout is possible, but probably just as awkward and real hard).

Location

Easiest way to explain - start hiking up the trail. When you come to the first cluster of tall boulders, make a sharp right and head down the hill. You will pass another tall pedestal-looking boulder, then you will see two closely spaced boulders with overhanging east faces. This climbs the leftmost face/arete on the larger boulder.

Protection

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Mike Kane
Tucson, AZ
  V5
[Hide Comment] The landing has eroded considerably since the beta photo was taken. I was uncomfortable trying this without a spotter.

Edit: a couple years later and the landing seems fine. Ymmw Oct 18, 2021